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Symbolism Collection (page 7)

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Cartoon, The Waterloo Cup, WW1

Cartoon, The Waterloo Cup, WW1
Cartoon, The " Waterloo" Cup, and the " turn" of the Belgian Hare. Showing a hare thumping a German dachshund in the stomach -- a comment on recent events in the early days of

Background imageSymbolism Collection: St. Patricks Day Postcard

St. Patricks Day Postcard
Fair as the Lily White Is My Irish Sweetheart St. Patricks Day is a Delight O Erin may we never part. Date: circa 1907

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1

Poster, Italian liberation, Piave, Italy, WW1
Italian fundraising poster during the First World War, showing a soldier about to sink an axe into a large encroaching hand on the other side of the Piave River. Date: circa 1917-1918

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Patriotic British postcard with bulldog, WW1

Patriotic British postcard with bulldog, WW1
First World War patriotic postcard, showing a fierce-looking British bulldog: Who said Germany? Date: 1914-1918

Background imageSymbolism Collection: London street with King George VI display

London street with King George VI display
A narrow London street with a display marking the accession of King George VI. Date: circa 1936

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Departure of Genius by E Kosa - Death of Jaroslav Vrchlicky

Departure of Genius by E Kosa - Death of Jaroslav Vrchlicky
The Departure of Genius by E Kosa - A painting mouring the passing of Jaroslav Vrchlicky (1853-1912) - one of the greatest Czech lyrical poets. Date: circa 1912

Background imageSymbolism Collection: China - graves alongside a waterway

China - graves alongside a waterway - note the delightful tiled roof and the yin yang symbol at one end. Date: circa 1910

Background imageSymbolism Collection: La Journee du Pas-de-Calais Charity card - WWI

La Journee du Pas-de-Calais Charity card - WWI
A postcard relating to a charity drive in the Pas de Calais region in France, calling on to the generosity of the public. Repeated several times in about 700 communes in the department during World

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Two clowns and a cascade of Easter Eggs

Two clowns and a cascade of Easter Eggs
Wishing you a Happy and Pleasant Easter. Two clowns and a cascade of Easter eggs sending Easter wishes. Date: 1906

Background imageSymbolism Collection: A pair of young French lovers

A pair of young French lovers talking sweet nothings to one another as a large heart appears (transported by cherubim) above their heads. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSymbolism Collection: V for Victory - American Propaganda Postcard

V for Victory - American Propaganda Postcard
StriVe for Victory World War Two propaganda postcard produced in the United States of America. Date: 1941

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Jeremiah breaking the potters vessels

Jeremiah breaking the potters vessels
Jeremiah breaking the Potters vessels. circa 19th century

Background imageSymbolism Collection: CARRIERE, Eug讥(1849-1906). Portrait of Pau

CARRIERE, Eug讥(1849-1906). Portrait of Pau
CARRIERE, Eug讥 (1849-1906). Portrait of Pau

Background imageSymbolism Collection: NESTEROV, Mikhail Vasilievich (1862-1942). Portrait

NESTEROV, Mikhail Vasilievich (1862-1942). Portrait

Background imageSymbolism Collection: REDON, Odilon (1840-1916). The Chariot of Apollo

REDON, Odilon (1840-1916). The Chariot of Apollo. 1909. Oil on cardboard. Symbolism. Oil. FRANCE. Bordeaux. Fine Arts Museum

Background imageSymbolism Collection: VALLOTTON, F鬩x (1865-1925). AH! LA PE... LA

VALLOTTON, F鬩x (1865-1925). AH! LA PE... LA
VALLOTTON, F鬩 x (1865-1925). AH! LA PE... LA PE... LA Pɐ INIȒ E!!!. 1898. Poster. Musical revue in two acts and four scenes by Albert Pajol and Adolphe Couturet. Symbolism

Background imageSymbolism Collection: PUVIS de CHAVANNES, Pierre (1824-1898). Young

PUVIS de CHAVANNES, Pierre (1824-1898). Young Girls by the Sea (Jeunes filles au bord de la mer). ca. 1879. Symbolism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 d Orsay (Orsay Museum)

Background imageSymbolism Collection: FREDERIC, L鯮Henri Marie (1856-1940). The Ages

FREDERIC, L鯮Henri Marie (1856-1940). The Ages
FREDERIC, L鯮 Henri Marie (1856-1940). The Ages of the Worker. 1895-1897. Detail of the left panel. Symbolism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 d Orsay (Orsay Museum)

Background imageSymbolism Collection: HODLER, Ferdinand (1853-1918). Tired of Life

HODLER, Ferdinand (1853-1918). Tired of Life. 1892. Symbolism. Tempera. GERMANY. Munich. New Pinacotheca

Background imageSymbolism Collection: PUVIS de CHAVANNES, Pierre (1824-1898). The Poor

PUVIS de CHAVANNES, Pierre (1824-1898). The Poor Fisherman (Le pauvre pecheur). 1881. Symbolism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Background imageSymbolism Collection: HODLER, Ferdinand (1853-1918). The Dream. 1897-1903

HODLER, Ferdinand (1853-1918). The Dream. 1897-1903. Symbolism. Painting. Private Collection

Background imageSymbolism Collection: MOREAU, Gustave (1826-1898)

MOREAU, Gustave (1826-1898). Jason and Medea. Symbolism. Oil on canvas

Background imageSymbolism Collection: A Round of Poker

A Round of Poker, 1902. Vallotton, Felix (1865-1925). Oil on cardboard. Date: 1902

Background imageSymbolism Collection: The Seine at the Pont d Iena, Winter

The Seine at the Pont d Iena, Winter

Background imageSymbolism Collection: LACOMBE, Georges (1868-1916)

LACOMBE, Georges (1868-1916). The Yellow Sea. Seascape of Camaret, at the Brittanys coast. Symbolism. Les Nabis

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Dinner, By Lamplight

Dinner, By Lamplight by VALLOTTON, F lix (1865-1925). Symbolism. Les Nabis. Oil on canvas

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Oviri (Wild)

Oviri (Wild)
GAUGUIN, Paul (1848-1903). Oviri (Wild). Symbolism. Pont-Aven school. Ceramics

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Paul Verlaine

Paul Verlaine, 1890. Carriere, Eugene (1849-1906). Oil on canvas. Date: 1890

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Jugend front cover, two young women dancing

Jugend front cover, two young women dancing
Front cover design for Jugend magazine, depicting two young women dancing. They are holding symbolic items representing arts and crafts, including an artists palette and brushes

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Valentines Postcard - Matchless Valentine

Valentines Postcard - Matchless Valentine
Cupid strikes a match of love, casting his spell on two sweethearts... Though you may set these all alight, My heart is safe you know; For that has been aflame for you Sweetheart, long long ago

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Everybodys Magazine - Coronation Number

Everybodys Magazine - Coronation Number
Front cover of Everybodys Magazine, Coronation Number showing Britannia, in a carriage pulled by a lion and unicorn flying through the skies, holding her trident and shield

Background imageSymbolism Collection: A dead German, lying symbolically in a field of wheat

A dead German, lying symbolically in a field of wheat
" The Harvest" Caption: " And with mine own hand labour d it to grow, and his as all the harvest that I reap d" The moralising quote, from the Rubaiyat of Omar Kyyam

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Marianne and the British Bulldog - Franco-British Exhbition

Marianne and the British Bulldog - Franco-British Exhbition
Marianne smiles favourably toward the British Bulldog - a symbolic postcard, denoting the thawing of international relations between France and Britain following the Entente Cordiale (signed in 1904)

Background imageSymbolism Collection: George Frederic Watts RA - Sculptor

George Frederic Watts RA - Sculptor
George Frederic Watts RA (1817-1904) - the Victorian Painter and sculptor at work, putting the finish touches to his statue of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Date: 1903

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia

Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia
Elizabeth, Electress Palatine and Queen of Bohemia, daughter of James I, wife of Friedrich V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia. Date: 1596-1662

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Royal Wedding 1923 - The Wing Commander by Elcock

Royal Wedding 1923 - The Wing Commander by Elcock
Symbolic illustration by Howard K. Elcock celebrating the wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey on 26 April 1923

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Locks on a gate to symbolise love

Locks on a gate to symbolise love
Arkhangelsk (Archangel), Russia - Locks fastened to a gate to symbolise eternal love. 2010

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Standard of the White Horse

Standard of the White Horse
The Standard of the White Horse shown on this flag, carried by a British King, here the sign of a British regiment in the First Century AD

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Queen Victorias visit to Ireland, 1900

Queen Victorias visit to Ireland, 1900
Colour supplement to the Sketch, commemorating Queen Victorias visit to Ireland in 1900. The monarchs face is shown on a shamrock on a union jack flag, with an Irish girl curtseying

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Decorated Camel - Syria

Decorated Camel - Syria
An opulently-decorated camel from Syria - covered in decorative symbols related to the Turkish Ottoman Empire Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Flowers and People 1884

Flowers and People 1884
Two pages from a book about the symbolism of flowers, popular in Victorian times: a cornucopia full of flowers, and three little fairies dancing in a ring. Date: 1884

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Quadriga, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany

Quadriga, Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
The Quadriga (four horses drawing a chariot), seen here in silhouette against the sky, on top of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Statue of Maximilian II, Munich, Germany

Statue of Maximilian II, Munich, Germany
View of the statue of King Maximilian II of Bavaria on Maximilianstrasse in Munich, Germany

Background imageSymbolism Collection: See-saw on an Easter Egg with the Easter Bunny

See-saw on an Easter Egg with the Easter Bunny
A rather splendid symbolism-packed Easter card, with two children, a boy and a girl, playing on a see-saw balanced on a giant Easter egg

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Rehearsal for unveiling of Victoria Memorial

Rehearsal for unveiling of Victoria Memorial
A rehearsal for the unveiling of the Victoria Memorial, a Grade I listed building at the centre of Queens Gardens in front of Buckingham Palace, Central London

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Garter banner of Queen Mary

Garter banner of Queen Mary
The garter banner of Queen Mary, made at the Royal School of Art Needlework (now the Royal School of Needlework) in South Kensington, London

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Bible presented to King George V

Bible presented to King George V
Detail of the cover of a Bible presented to King George V by the British and Foreign Bible Society

Background imageSymbolism Collection: Garter banner of King George V

Garter banner of King George V
The garter banner of King George V, made at the Royal School of Art Needlework (now the Royal School of Needlework) in South Kensington, London



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